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Workshoj announce: By OCTAVIA WRIGHT Staff Writer For those who tire of sitting it front of the T.V. screen for enter tainment, the Workshop Theatn has recently annnoupced its up coming fall season with five viva cious plays to help kick the boredom. First, they will be offering some comedy with The Nerd, about s man who gets saved by a mysterious stranger in a war. As an act ol reimbursement, he offers this stranger anything he can to pa> him back. However, little did he know that his rescuer would come back years later to screw his life upSecond, it's a little bit of "royal" fun with The Lion in Winter. Belle Jewler of Workshop Theatre said, "This piece is being directed by Lisa Norman, a first time directoi with the Workshop." Orpheus Descending is an answered prayer for mythology fans. Based on a Greek god who deWti* WW You'v You'v I ?[ jw ^8 sJP| I^R J3r^T JH April 3rd 7:30 F pf HI . wv. Jn V r IH^ ^>*. ^Hr>Vi': v^g/ V. ' j Theatre s fall plays scends to reserve his love in a rural, violent town, the play will i be directed by David Avin, whc has directed Rainmaker and Street5 car Named Desire at Workshop. Next, there's Dark at the Top oj the Stairs, a play for those whc ; like to analyze the daily events ol lives. It's set to show next spring ? and will be directed by Donna i McKenna-Crook. ' Finally, it's the popular Broad way musical hit, La Cage Aux Fol1 les. According to Jewler, it's a "fascinating musical based on a | gay couple who have a son who's future in-laws are straight. There's some transvestitism in it, also." Tickets will not be going on sale until early September. Jewler expects ticket prices to be the same as they were this past season: $10 for adults and $8 for students with a Sunday matinee special price of $8 for adults and $6 for students. Information can be obtained by calling 799-4876. e seen him or e seen his life . "Lean < I' Unio: Hp .. M - ? ri f . v *> * V?" W lussell House Ballroom US . V < J m 1 RHA and Persons ir the I-B Applicat Candic Wednesc Thursdi (ALL C/ Elc wwm. yjaja* Jl|? wm.r 0? % ^lllffillM K is **" ? m HBrak ^ I ' mkfr jfji * Richard Gere (left) stars as corporate m< Woman. 'Pretty Won By DAVID BOWDEN Staff Writer ft J Pretty Woman has no message, 1 Mr no redeeming social values, and jr"1 little plot. In other words, it is just ryT the kind of movie we need to see <M, \ more of. Sometimes, an entertaining, silly movie like this is better than films see a with dramatic importance. Pretty f .. Woman did not address racial ten- as 10n< sions, veterans coming back from The Vietnam or even the effects of howeve Cheez Wiz on American youth. man (F There is nothing wrong with ser- prostiti ious movies, but it is refreshing to Roberts i the cover of Tim< story on the movi >n Me" Carolina Program n Ideas & Issues Cor presents Joe Clark i CAI C Student W/1D $1.00 General Put & .ECTION m i 1UD/ is yot LAST CH The Deadline to Residence Hall Gove is Toda Monday, March iterested in running must tur uilding (between Baker and ion are Available at all Area lates MUST attend a MANDA1 iay, March 28, 1990**2:00 i or :iy, March 29, 1990**7:00 pi IN DI DATES HAVE TO ATTI actions will be held April 4, 199< ogul Edward Lewis who falls in love with worki ian' not just, ~ pays her to spend him. | ^ J i/|t^ Sounds like a g I vie, but Pretty Wo, 'P| If ?>| | % The streetwalker IMZ* trader fall in lo 1 Roberts and Gere chemistry, and th ight comedy that is well forgets the underl ind written, with an old- ness 0f pj0t, sd happy ending. Roberts is comin plot is not old-fashioned, nominated perfori x. A super-rich business- Magnolias, and she Lichard Gere) picks up a wasn'1 a fluke in d ite named Vivian (Julia *s ad more arr ). He likes her so much, he ing what a weird? tuation her characte Julia Roberts coi a her character as a ^ stead she makes h A basically nice pers something odious o Even dressed in tl boots, she gives V innocence. Gere gives a coi mance, although his ward Lewis, is lo out. Gere does a go Lewis's transforma corporate raider to nmittee ? SIMP C ROLINA PROGRAM UNION )lic $3.00 S 1990-91 ir ANCE ?i. i.t....... apply for rnment Officer positi* y' i 26, 1990 n completed applications int( Burney) by 5:00 pm Today Offices and in the I-Building ORY Informational Meeting )m**Russell House Rm. 302 n**Russell House Rm. 332 END ONLY ONE MEETING) 0 in the Residence Hails / ing girl Vivian Ward (Julia Roberts, right) in Pretty a pretty movie the week with corporate raider. Veteran character actor Hector ood porno mo- Elizondo has a nice role as a hotel man is not that, manager that helps Vivian get arand the stock- ound in the cruel jungle of Beverly ve, of course. Hills. Jason Alexander has a have very good thankless role as a scum-bag e viewer soon lackey that finds out that his boss' ying ludicrous- new girlfriend is a hooker. Laura San-Giacomo proves she g off her Oscar- is a truly great actress by being a nance in Steel character worlds different from the j is proving that one she played in sex, lies, and lis picture. This videotape:. In this film, she is Vivlazing consider- ian's trashy drug addict roommate unbelievable si- (hey, she has a nice personality). r 1S in- One thing this movie is not is a lid have played remake of My Fair Lady, which is bimbo, but in-< for the best. The movie doesn't er out to be al dwell too much on Vivian learning on forced into the finer points of etiquette. It >ut of necessity.! would have ground the movie to a ligh-high vinyl halt. ivian an air of In sum, go see Pretty Woman with the thought in mind that you mnetent nerfor-i ?/iii r?_ ^i~ r i ttaaa "Ui i/V/ OVUI15 LSf . z^ruvugu. i character, Ed- /Ve/(y Woman is a nice movie that w-key through does nothing but entertain, which od job showing! is something movies are supposed tion from evil to be all about, lest Hollywood nice, sensitive forget. DON'T HICKEN OUT. EXCUSES DON'T SAVE LIVES. BLOOD DOES IpiiiSS j * 'jlMf ;1Sm